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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Workday Core HCM Senior Principal Consultant - **Company:** Collaborative Solutions, LLC - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Conversion, Systems Integration, Time Tracking Software, Workday HCM, SC Clearance, Workday - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=adfc16851762796e ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. * Active Workday HCM Certification required. * Additional certifications in Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Recruiting, or Learning are desirable. * 5+ years of Workday implementation experience, including multiple end-to-end Workday HCM deployments. * Proven experience leading HCM workstreams or functional teams on large and complex implementations. * Deep functional expertise in Core HCM and broader HR business processes. * Experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment. * Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including estimations, proposals, and solution presentations. * Strong leadership, mentoring, stakeholder management, and consulting skills. * Excellent communication and presentation skills, including engagement with executive-level stakeholders. * Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced consulting environment. * Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK. * Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed. ## Description The Workday HCM Senior Principal Consultant is a senior functional leader responsible for driving the design, delivery, and overall success of Workday HCM implementations. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, this individual provides strategic guidance across Core HCM and related functional areas while ensuring solutions align to business objectives and Workday leading practices., * Serve as a senior Workday HCM subject matter expert across Core HCM and related areas including Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Recruiting, and Learning. * Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, and design discussions to define scalable Workday solutions aligned to business requirements and best practices. * Own solution design and provide oversight across configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live transition activities. * Act as the functional lead for medium to large Workday HCM implementations, managing key solution decisions, risks, and dependencies. * Provide strategic guidance to clients on HR transformation, workforce processes, and Workday adoption. * Collaborate with Reporting, Security, Integrations, Payroll, Change Management, and Project Management teams to ensure successful delivery. * Support testing, data conversion, cutover, and deployment activities throughout the project lifecycle. * Mentor and coach consultants and senior consultants, providing quality reviews and functional leadership. * Support business development activities including solutioning, estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations. * Contribute to practice development through methodology improvements, internal training, asset creation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. * Maintain expertise in Workday product innovations and emerging HR technology trends. ## Related Videos - [What if your HR software adapted to you, not the other way around?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100259-what-if-your-hr-software-adapted-to-you-not-the-other-way-around) - [Destigmatizing the Workplace: Building Real Inclusion](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1492-destigmatizing-the-workplace-building-real-inclusion) - [Beyond the 9–5: Designing Work Around Humans](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1321-beyond-the-9-5-designing-work-around-humans) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - How DevRel Makes Tech More Human](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2149-wearedevelopers-live-how-devrel-makes-tech-more-human) - [What If We Designed Employee Experience Like a Customer Journey?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1824-what-if-we-designed-employee-experience-like-a-customer-journey) - [The Future of Employee Wellbeing: Benefits, Trust & Performance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1808-the-future-of-employee-wellbeing-benefits-trust-performance) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Best Job Boards for Remote Work for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/290-best-job-boards-for-remote-work-for-developers)